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The lockdown fads that helped us stay sane

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa issued an order: unless you were an essential worker, you were not allowed to leave your house from midnight March 26, last year. The Covid pandemic had taken hold and it was imperative that we stood together by standing apart in our fight against this unknown enemy. And as we all hunkered down in lockdown level 5, many of us trawled the internet and social media for ideas on how to keep ourselves and our families busy. So we baked, made pineapple beer and read up on Zoom etiquette.

Here are some of.

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